JEE Main is a national level engineering entrance exam conducted for admissions to UG engineering programmes into 31 NITs, 23 IIITs and 23 CFTIs. Every year, over 12 lakh candidates appear in exam. This year, as many as 11,48,000 candidates have registered for JEE Main 2018, which is 50,989 less than last year.
JEE Main 2018 Overview
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Features |
Specifications |
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Examination Name |
JEE Main |
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JEE Main Conducting Body |
CBSE |
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Category of Exam |
Nation Level Undergraduate Exam |
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Examination Mode |
Online and Offline |
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Number of Attempts |
3 |
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Exam Duration |
3 hours |
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Number of Applications |
Over 12 lakh |
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Number of test centres in India |
1613 in 104 cities |
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Number of test centres abroad |
8 centres in 8 cities |
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Purpose of Examination |
Qualifying test for JEE Advanced and admissions into NITs, IIITs and CFTI |
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Total Marks |
360 |
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States that are a part of the JEE main system |
Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand and Nagaland |
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States that take JEE Main Scores |
Rajasthan, Punjab, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh |
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JEE Main 2018 Helpline |
7042399520 |
Statistics of JEE Main 2018 Result
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Description |
No. of Boys |
No. of Girls |
Transgender |
Total |
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Total Candidates Registered for Paper 1 |
815005 |
320077 |
2 |
1135084 |
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Candidates Registered for Offline Exam |
639205 |
258559 |
2 |
897766 |
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Candidates Registered for Online Exam |
175800 |
61518 |
- |
237318 |
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Candidates Appeared for Offline Exam |
615242 |
242321 |
1 |
857564 |
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Candidates Appeared for Online Exam |
161716 |
55039 |
- |
216755 |
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Candidates Qualified for Appearing in JEE Advanced |
180331 |
50693 |
- |
231024 |
What's New in JEE Main 2018?
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CBSE has announced that diabetic candidates can take fruits, sugar tablets and drinking water bottles inside the test hall.
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4000 additional candidates can now apply for JEE Advanced as the number of candidates eligible to appear for exam has increased to 2,24,000 from 2,20,000.
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Digital/ scanned copy of signature of Father/ Mother/ Guardian of the candidates has to be uploaded in the application form.
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Candidates appearing for the JEE Main exam from Gujarat, Daman & Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli will have an additional choice of appearing for the paper in Gujarati besides English and Hindi.
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The number of exam centre cities has gone up to 258 from 113 last year which is almost twice.
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Number of CFTIs participating in JEE Main 2018 has increased from 20 to 23.
- For the first time this year, metal detectors will be used to screen candidates. This is to ensure no candidate can take any electronic devices inside the exam hall and indulge in unfair practices.
JEE Main 2018 Important Dates
Candidates can check all the important dates of JEE main 2018 from the table below in order to be completely aware of the schedule and all the events.
JEE Main Important Dates 2018
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Events |
Dates |
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Notification Released |
November 22, 2017 |
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Start of Online Registration |
December 1, 2017 |
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Photo and Signature Correction in filled Application form |
December 8, 2017 |
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JEE Main Mock test availability |
December 13, 2017 |
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Last date for Registration |
January 1, 2018 (Over) |
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Last Date for Payment of Application Fees through credit card/debit card or e-challan |
January 2, 2018 |
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Application Correction |
January 9 to 22, 2018 (Over) |
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Additional Fee Payment if applicable (During Correction) |
January 9 to 23, 2018 |
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Admit Card availability |
March 12, 2018 |
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JEE Main Paper I Offline Exam (Pen and paper based) |
April 8, 2018 (9.30 am to 12.30 pm) |
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JEE Main Paper II (Offline) |
April 8, 2018 (2 pm to 5 pm) |
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JEE Main Paper I Online Exam |
April 15, 2018 (9.30 am to 12.30 pm and 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm) April 16, 2018 (9:30 am to 12:30 noon) |
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Display of Answer Key and OMR Sheets |
April 24-27, 2018 |
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Acceptance of Challenge of Answer Keys |
Upto April 27, 2018 (11:59 PM) |
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Result Announcement |
April 30, 2018 |
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Declaration of All India Ranks |
April 30, 2018 |
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JEE Main paper 2 answer key release date |
May 10, 2018 |
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Last date to challenge the JEE Main paper-2 answer key |
May 13, 2018 |
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Paper 2 Result Announcement |
May 31, 2018 |
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Last date to receive calculation and OMR sheet |
May 31, 2018 |
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Availability of Rank Card |
Afthe the announcement of AIR of JEE Main 2018 |
JEE Main 2018 Exam Pattern
JEE Main Exam Pattern – Paper I & Paper II
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Particulars |
Details |
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Mode of exam |
CBT or Pen & paper |
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Medium of Exam |
English, Hindi & Gujarati |
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Type of Questions |
objective type or multiple choice questions (MCQs) |
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Duration |
3 hours |
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Marking Scheme |
4 marks for a correct answer. -1 for a wrong answer and 0 for un-attempted questions |
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Total Marks |
360 for Paper I and 390 for Paper II |
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Subjects for Paper 1 |
Mathematics with 30 questions (Total marks 120) |
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Chemistry with 30 questions (Total marks 120) |
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Physics with 30 questions (Total marks 120) |
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Subjects for Paper II |
Mathematics with 30 questions (Total marks 120) |
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Drawing with 2 questions (Total marks 70) |
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Aptitude Test with 50 questions (Total marks 200) |
JEE Main Eligibility Criteria 2018
Candidates aspiring to appear for the exam can check the JEE Main 2018 eligibility criteria prescribed by CBSE below.
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Eligibility Parameters |
Details |
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Age Limit |
Date of birth must be on or after October 1, 1993 For SC/ST/PwD candidates DOB must be on or after October 1, 1988 |
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Academic Requirements |
Candidates must have passed class 12th (or equivalent) examination in 2016 or 2017 or must be appearing in 2018 |
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Qualifying Marks in Class 12 |
There is no pass percentage prescribed by CBSE. Candidates must have passed their class 12th. |
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Number of Subjects in Qualifying Exam |
5 subjects including a language, Maths, Physics and any one of (Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Technical Vocational Subject) |
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Number of Attempts |
A total of 3 |
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For admissions to IITs, NITs, IIITs and CFTIs |
General Category candidates must have minimum 75% marks (for SC/ST category - 65%) or should be in the top 20 percentile of their respective boards. |
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Eligibility for Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Haryana and Uttarakhand |
As per the individual state rules |
JEE Main 2018 Exam Centres
JEE Main 2018 is conducted across 258 exam cities in India and abroad, out of which 248 are in India, while 10 exam centre cities are outside India. JEE Main 2018 Pen & Paper exam was conducted at 112 centres in India and abroad while Computer Based Test is being conducted in 258 cities on April 15 & 16. Candidates opting for pen-and-paper based test had to choose 4 exam centres of JEE Main 2018 in the order of their preference while candidates opting for online mode had to select only 1 exam centre while filling the application form. The exam centre details will be provided by CBSE on the JEE Main admit card. Some of the exam centres of JEE Main 2018 have been mentioned in the table below. Candidates must select those exam centre cities where they are comfortable in taking the test as per the convenient mode of the test.
List of some JEE Main exam centres 2018
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Sr.No |
STATE |
CITY |
Offline Centres |
Online Centres |
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1 |
Andaman and Nicobar |
Port Blair |
Pen Paper based |
Computer Based |
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2 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Chittoor |
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Computer Based |
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3 |
Assam |
Guwahati |
Pen Paper based |
Computer Based |
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4 |
Gujarat |
Ahmedabad |
Pen Paper based |
Computer Based |
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5 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Guntur |
Pen Paper based |
Computer Based |
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6 |
Bihar |
Aurangabad (Bihar) |
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Computer Based |
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7 |
Chandigarh |
Chandigarh/Mohali |
Pen Paper based |
Computer Based |
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8 |
Haryana |
Faridabad |
Pen Paper based |
Computer Based |
JEE Main registrations over the years (2012-17)
Infogram
JEE Main Counselling 2018
The Counselling of JEE Main 2018 is held through JoSAA which is the common counselling for both JEE Advanced and JEE Main that will probably be held from the third week of June till the third week of July 2018. JoSAA counselling will be held by JAB in multiple rounds.
JEE Main Reservation Criteria
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Category |
Reservation |
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Other Backward Classes (OBC) if they belong to Non Creamy Layer (NCL) |
27% |
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Scheduled Castes (SC) |
15% |
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Scheduled Tribes (ST) |
7.5% |
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Persons with Disability (PwD)with 40% or more disability |
3% horizontal |
JEE Main Participating Institutes 2018
JEE Main 2018 participating institutes include 31 NITs, 23 IIITs and 23 CFTIs. In addition JEE Main ranks will also be used by some state colleges and private institutes for admissions to their B.Tech programmes. These include states like Haryana, Uttarakhand, Nagaland, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha.
JEE Main Seat Intake
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Institutes |
Total No. of Institutes |
Total Seats Itake |
Category |
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General + General PwD |
OBC + OBC PwD |
SC + SC PwD |
ST + ST PwD |
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NITs |
31 |
17868 |
8903 |
4639 |
2639 |
1687 |
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IIITs |
23 |
3433 |
1719 |
928 |
521 |
265 |
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CFTIs |
22 |
3919 |
2223 |
769 |
556 |
371 |
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Total |
76 |
25220 |
12,845 |
6,336 |
3716 |
2323 |
Note: The seat intake on the basis of previous year.